Runner Bean Glut

If, like us, we have far, far too many runner beans - then what to do with them is a challenge.



This website had some good ideas: http://everything-runnerbean.com/cooking-and-eating.html# - stir fry, spicy, stew, soup ...


and here's another fun site: http://recycleworks.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/if-your-runner-beans-are-stringy-dont-despair-turn-them-into-yummy-runner-bean-soup/

This amount of beans is not too much, but when this is picked every day ... well ..

And there's a good recipe from:  http://www.cooksister.com/2008/08/runner-bean-soup.html.  From what this site says, unfortunately they haven't had such a good summer up in London.


These recipes seems to have onions, potatoes, carrots and stock. With sherry, thyme, savoury, mint and/or garlic are, so will try this tomorrow...


Am also going to make some yummy Leek and Potato Soup to which I love to add tarragon!


7pm: Well I've made some Leek and Potato Soup and put it in the freezer and have also tried the runner bean soup recipe (the one with potato, rather than with carrot) and it does seem rather a lot of beans. 
Memo: next time weigh the beans before topping, tailing and strimming the sides, then they'll weigh much less. (Incidentally, the beans which were cooked with the soup, and then removed before whizzing the soup, we ate with a meal and they were rather delicious, both hot and cold!)